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Storm-hit banana growers to receive extra $50K in grants after weeks of uncertainty
Storm-stricken banana farmers have cautiously welcomed the Queensland Government’s latest move to increase assistance grants as they battle to recover from the disaster.
Key points:
- Affected growers should now receive $75,000 in joint state-federal grants
- A local MP says the length of time taken for confirmation of the increase has been concerning
- The Agriculture Minister said he had not heard any pleas for wage subsidies, which growers said were desperately needed for the clean up
About 1,200 hectares of banana crops were affected by winds associated with Tropical Cyclone Niran, which never made landfall, on March 1.
Since then, growers like Innisfail’s Dianne Sciacca have been locked in a protracted dispute with the state over help…
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